Las furias (Spanish for "the furies") is a 1960 Argentine drama film directed by Vlasta Lah, based on the 1950 play of the same name by Enrique Suárez de Deza. The first Argentine sound film directed by a woman, it was the directorial debut for Lah, who became the only woman film director in 1960s Latin America.[1] Its cast is almost exclusively female, starring Mecha Ortiz, Olga Zubarry, Aída Luz, Alba Mujica and Elsa Daniel as characters whose name are not presented, being introduced as "the Mother", "the Lover", "the Wife", "the Sister" and "the Daughter", respectively.[1]
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| Directed by | Vlasta Lah |
| Written by | Vlasta Lah |
| Based on | Las furias by Enrique Suárez de Deza |
| Produced by | Víctor E. Catrani Oscar Mario Guevara Justo Martínez |
| Starring | Mecha Ortiz Olga Zubarry Aída Luz Alba Mujica Elsa Daniel |
| Cinematography | Julio Lavera |
| Edited by | José Cardella |
| Music by | Ástor Piazzolla |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
In 2022, it was included in the list of The 100 Greatest Films of Argentine Cinema at number 50, a poll organized by the specialized magazines La vida útil, Taipei and La tierra quema, which was presented at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival.[2] Also in 2022, the film was included in Spanish magazine Fotogramas's list of the 20 best Argentine films of all time.[3]
Premise edit
Five women (mother, wife, lover, sister, and daughter) strive to exert control over a man, ultimately pushing him to his demise.
Cast edit
- Mecha Ortiz as the Mother
- Olga Zubarry as the Lover
- Aída Luz as the Wife
- Alba Mujica as the Sister
- Elsa Daniel as the Daughter
- Guillermo Bredeston as the Boyfriend
References edit
- ^ a b Pereira, Martín Miguel; Vey, Candela (2022). "La escasez de fuentes en el caso Vlasta Lah". Imagofagia (in Spanish) (25). Buenos Aires: Asociación Argentina de Estudios de Cine y Audiovisual. ISSN 1852-9550. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Top 100" (in Spanish). Encuesta de cine argentino 2022. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ Borrull, Mariona (17 July 2022). "Las 20 mejores películas argentinas de la historia". Fotogramas (in Spanish). Madrid: Hearst España. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
External links edit
- Las furias at Cinenacional.com (in Spanish)
- Las furias at IMDb
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